Weekly Recap July 23, 2016

Published on July 23, 2016 by Joshua Centanni

Good things going on this week! Make sure to check out our summary of Christopher Holmes book The Holy Spirit. We also sat down with David Mathis to talk about his books on habits of grace. Don’t miss our reviews of Brian Croft’s book on pastoral ministry and John Barclay’s book on Paul’s understanding of grace!

Book Summary:

THE HOLY SPIRIT, by Christopher R. J. Holmes

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance About the Author Christopher R. J. Holmes (ThD, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) is senior lecturer in Systematic Theology in the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Otago, Dunedin, New…

Author Interview:

Interview with David Mathis, author of HABITS OF GRACE: ENJOYING JESUS THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

Have you ever heard of “the habits of grace”? What in the world does it mean to have grace habits? Hi, I’m Fred Zaspel, editor at Books At a Glance, and that’s what we’re talking about today with David Mathis.…

Book Review:

THE PASTOR'S MINISTRY: BIBLICAL PRIORITIES FOR FAITHFUL SHEPHERDS, by Brian Croft

Reviewed by Kirk Wellum Introduction For the past few years, Brian Croft, with the help of some co-authors, has turned out a number of books on pastoral ministry as defined and shaped by the Bible, and I have had the…

PAUL AND THE GIFT, by John M. G. Barclay

Reviewed by Mark Baker John Barclay’s ten-year project Paul and the Gift is a significant contribution to Pauline studies. If Paul is sometimes hard to understand, which even the apostle Peter claimed to be the case (2 Peter 3:16), then…

Our Blog:

Notions of Homosexual Orientation in Antiquity and the Christian Hope of Transforming Grace

A Guest Blog by Rollin G. Grams Introduction In the 1980s, certain scholars in mainline denominations began to assemble a case for homosexuality. They claimed, among other things, that what we mean by ‘homosexuality’ is not what Biblical texts meant. One…

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